Susan Gillerman Boggs, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, began traveling internationally at a young age. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in Musicology from Boston University and King’s College, London, before working for opera companies across the United States in costume design and production. After her marriage to a U.S. diplomat in 1986, she spent 14 years living and traveling widely in South Asia. Susan now lives with her husband in Falls Church, Virginia. She has worked with the Washington National Opera, continues to sing with the Choral Arts Society of Washington, and is active in Falls Church Arts.